Areca nuts — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Areca nuts — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 156.58 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Areca nuts — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, areca nuts — gross per capita production index number in Sri Lanka stood at 156.58.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, areca nuts — gross per capita production index number in Sri Lanka peaked at 184.69 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.3, in 1991.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Areca nuts — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.68 | — |
| 1991 | 9.3 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 9.7 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 10.49 | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 12.87 | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 14.53 | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 19.96 | +37.4% |
| 1997 | 20.98 | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 21.96 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 24.25 | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 24.21 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 28.65 | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 30.93 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 38.38 | +24.1% |
| 2004 | 60.56 | +57.8% |
| 2005 | 63.1 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 61.73 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 64.44 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 66.41 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 68.52 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 73.05 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 76.78 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 90.91 | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 92.59 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 99.45 | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 100.35 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 100.21 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 107.08 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 125.46 | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 122.19 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 144.77 | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 184.69 | +27.6% |
| 2022 | 148.73 | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 160.16 | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 156.58 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.37 | 9.3 | 24.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.69 | 24.21 | 68.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.81 | 73.05 | 125.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 158.99 | 144.77 | 184.69 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is areca nuts — gross per capita production index number in Sri Lanka?
- Areca nuts — gross per capita production index number in Sri Lanka was 156.58 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest areca nuts — gross per capita production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 184.69 in 2021.
- What is the lowest areca nuts — gross per capita production index number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3 in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for areca nuts — gross per capita production index number?
- Sri Lanka ranks 2nd out of 12 countries with data for 2024.
- Is areca nuts — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Areca nuts — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.